The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Chamara Sampath Dasanayake said he had previously warned Parliament that replacing the long-standing Omani state gas supplier with a Swiss company would lead to supply problems. He argued that the new supplier lacked adequate shipping capacity and experience in Asia, despite offering a price 15 US cents lower, and that reliability should have been considered given Litro’s importance to most consumers. He noted that he had raised this concern on 25 December and contrasted it with the Minister’s assurance that there would be no gas shortage.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 This is something I said in Parliament two months ago. It was my statement.
¶ 02 For years, an Omani state company supplied gas to Sri Lanka. You removed that supplier and awarded this tender to a Swiss company that had not distributed gas anywhere in Asia. I said this in December. I warned there would be a shortage. After awarding to this company, I told Parliament they had only two ships and could not schedule properly, whereas the Omani supplier could deliver reliably. You gave it to the Swiss company because their offer was 15 US cents cheaper. Even if that was fair, you must consider reliable supply. I warned on 25 December; today is 19 February. I said a shortage would come because the new company lacked ships. Around 80 percent of our people use Litro. The Minister earlier said there would not be any shortage on any day.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30385